Quek Leng Chan
{{Short description|Malaysian billionaire and businessman}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=MYS|size=100%|PSM|JSM|KMN}}
| name = Quek Leng Chan
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|郭令灿}}}}
| image = Tan Sri Quek (Kwek?) Leng Chan (cropped).jpg
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|08|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Singapore, Straits Settlement
| nationality = Malaysian
| occupation = Businessman
| title = Executive chairman and executive officer of Hong Leong Group
| known_for = Co-Founder of Hong Leong Group
| spouse = Yap Suan Leng
| children = 3
}}
Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan ({{zh|s=郭令灿|zh|t=郭令燦|poj=Koeh Lēng-chhàn|j=Gwok3 Ling4 Caan3|p=Guō Lìng Càn}}; born December 8, 1941) is a Malaysian tycoon who co-founded Hong Leong Group Malaysia. In 2018, Quek Leng Chan ranked #217 on the Forbes World's Billionaires list, with wealth listed at US$7.2 billion.{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/3/#version:static_header:source | title=Forbes Billionaires 2022: The Richest People in the World | website=Forbes }} As of February 16, 2021, Tan Sri Quek's net worth is listed at US$9.9 billion and ranked 147th on Forbes.
Early life and education
Quek Leng Chan studied at Victoria School in Singapore and is qualified as a barrister-at-law from Middle Temple, United Kingdom.{{Cite web |title=Quek Leng Chan |url=https://marcopolis.net/quek-leng-chan.htm |work=MarcoPolis |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Asia |first=Tatler |title=Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/people/quek-leng-chan |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=Tatler Asia |language=en}}
Career
Quek has extensive business experience in various sectors, including financial services, manufacturing and real estate. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Berhad ("HLCM"), executive chairman of Hong Leong Industries Berhad ("HLI"), Hume Industries (Malaysia) Berhad ("HIMB"), Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad, GuocoLand (Malaysia) Berhad, Camerlin Group Berhad and chairman of Hong Leong Bank Berhad, HLG Capital Berhad ("HLG"), Hong Leong Assurance Berhad, Hong Leong Islamic Bank Berhad and Hong Leong Foundation ("HLF").
Quek oversees the Malaysian operations of the Hong Leong Group, while his cousin Kwek Leng Beng oversees the Singapore operations.
In September 2022, he was appointed chairman of the board of the real estate company GuocoLand Ltd.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-30 |title=GuocoLand to appoint Quek Leng Chan as chairman of the board at upcoming AGM |url=http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/guocoland-appoint-quek-leng-chan-chairman-board-upcoming-agm |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=The Edge Markets}}
Honours
- {{Flag|Malaysia}} :
- 50px Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1976){{cite web|publisher=Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia)|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/|title=Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat|access-date=2018-08-25|archive-date=2019-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719195551/http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp|url-status=dead}}
- 50px Companion of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (JSM) (1991)
- 50px Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (1994)
Family
Son: Justus Quek
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090125183904/http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto071420050067005466 Guoco raid on BIL shares triggers takeover]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090124100758/http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto071420050023005422 HK's Guoco Group offers US$584m for BIL]
- [https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=NRRA.KL&officerId=1056298 Narra Industries Bhd (Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113101938/http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/officerProfile?symbol=NRRA.KL&officerId=1056298 |date=2012-11-13 }}
- [http://www.hoovers.com/guocoleisure/--ID__121178,PID__996861,target__company_executive--/free-co-samples-index.xhtml Hoovers]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090124170615/http://www.stpns.net/view_article.html?articleId=10544351054351414 Chairman Quek Leng Chan Makes Low-Profile Visit to Molokai Ranch]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090124212106/http://www.insideralpha.com/reports/filingAnalysis.php?stockCode=B16 Insider: Quek Leng Chan]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090124053258/http://www.reddotcreation.com/public_html/forums/printthread.php?t=7009 Room At The Top - Kwek Leng Beng]
- [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn6207/is_20020916/ai_n24905498 The Other Kwek]
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Category:Hokkien businesspeople
Category:Singaporean emigrants to Malaysia
Category:Singaporean people of Hokkien descent
Category:Malaysian billionaires
Category:Malaysian people of Chinese descent
Category:Victoria School, Singapore alumni
Category:Malaysian company founders
Category:Malaysian chairpersons of corporations
Category:Officers of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
Category:Companions of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
Category:Commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia